A 36-year-old businessman was shot dead late Tuesday night, September 10, along the national highway in Barangay Cablong, Pozorrubio. Police identified the victim as Mark Ray Picar, a resident of Pozorrubio, who was driving his red NWOW e-bike when he was attacked by a motorcycle-riding gunman at around 10:45 p.m. Initial…
THE proposed curfew ordinance for minors in Bayambang has sparked a lively public hearing, with residents and various sectors raising questions and offering suggestions regarding its potential impact and implementation. The ordinance, titled “Ordinance Providing Special Protection for Children by Imposing Curfew on Minors from 9:00 in the Evening to…
Concerns raised on planned curfew for minors in Bayambang
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Four nabbed in Dagupan joint drug ops FOUR individuals were arrested early morning of September 11 in Purok 4, Barangay Herrero-Perez, Dagupan City in a joint anti-illegal drug operation by the Dagupan City Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 1. The suspects,…
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A PAYLOADER OF TRASH — With so much trash collected at the Baywalk Binmaley, the town’s Waste Management Office had to deploy a payloader on September 3, 2025 to haul it all out. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
A PAYLOADER OF TRASH
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution commending the city administration under Mayor Belen Fernandez and the allied public health system for exemplary performance in Universal Health Care (UHC) implementation, for which Dagupan was recognized in the recent National UHC Summit. Fernandez received the certificate of commendation during the NUHC…
SP commends Dagupan in UHC program
PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERS 2016-2025 LONE opposition councilor Librada Reyna proposed a draft resolution and a draft ordinance calling for and mandating full transparency, accountability and regular monitoring of all flood mitigation projects in Dagupan from 2016 to 2025. The proposal is expected to pass the eye of the needle in…
Reyna calls for flood control project review
A resolution was passed by the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod urging the City Schools Division to support and implement the “Good Touch, Bad Touch” information and awareness program, a globally recognized educational tool that aims to prevent child abuse and inappropriate advances. The program is recommended for implementation in all public…
Dagupan schools urged to carry out anti-abuse program
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) R1MC says blood supply insufficient due to growing demand SUPPLY in blood banks is still insufficient to meet demand throughout the country, according to Dr. Gerald Dioquino, Blood Donor Recruitment Manager of the Region 1 Medical Center, as he appealed to the public for…
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IMMOBILE POLICE VEHICLE — A Police Mobile Patrol vehicle of the Dagupan City Police Station has been left at this gasoline station for over a month as of September 3, 2025 after it broke down, according to fuel attendants. Police personnel recently came to take one wheel and the battery,…
IMMOBILE POLICE VEHICLE
IN a move to boost productivity and promote work-life balance, the local government of Sual has announced the implementation of a four-day compressed work week beginning September 1. This new arrangement, outlined in Executive Order No. 42 signed by Mayor Liseldo Calugay, modifies the traditional Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. schedule…




